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Crypto Exchange HTX Hit by $258M Outflow After Major Hack

The HTX exchange, a digital-asset trading platform linked to China-born industry mogul Justin Sun, has suffered a $258 million net outflow since resuming operations after suffering a major hack. The funds left the exchange between its Nov. 25 restart and …

Couple Accused of Laundering $4.5B in Bitcoin Tied to 2016 Hack

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it has unraveled its biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft, seizing a record-shattering $3.6 billion in bitcoin tied to the 2016 hack of digital currency exchange Bitfinex and arresting a husband-and-wife team on money laundering charges. …